The surprise success of Guitar Hero readily led to the development of a sequel for the game. Guitar Hero II introduced new multiplayer modes as well as a practice mode. The 40+ songs that shipped with the game were the actual songs from the artists (Success of GH helped us w licensing here). My Producer responsibilities and work on this project included:
Curated and art directed all in-game musical instrument art assets for game.
Ran art outsource house pipelines for game. Consistently delivered to product milestones on schedule with high quality.
Vetted, negotiated and contracted 15+ external artists for poster inclusion in game. Managed pipeline, delivery and relationships.
Researched, negotiated, contracted and cast motion capture actors for game.
Voice over actor: tutorial.
Practice Mode Practice Space
Notice local Providence RI pizza joint inclusion. A lot of us on the art team were from Providence and Nice Slice is awesome.
In Game Main Menu screen by David Witt
This is one of the many poster artists that I worked with to bring their art into the game.
Difficulty Selection Screen by Brian Ralph
This is one of the many poster artists that I worked with to bring their art into the game. This is the original print.
Original Main Menu screen art by David Witt
This is one of the many poster artists that I worked with to bring their art into the game.